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Interesting essay writing suggestions

Writing an essay can be a challenge to many students for a wide variety of reasons. It can quickly become overwhelming and many students lose their focus and find themselves scrambling at the last minute for a finished essay to turn in. With a little planning before hand and some helpful writing tips in mind, you can have a much more enjoyable time with your essay and also produce a better paper for your instructor.

Let your first draft flow without major blocks or hinders. Many students sabotage the writing process by trying to make everything perfect as they write it. The better way to write a good essay is to just write once you have done your research and gathered your notes. Don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, grammar and that sort of stuff. Just write as you think of things to include. You can always go back and fix errors and mistakes and rework things in your other drafts.

Find a creative angle you can write from that reflects your own unique thoughts and ideas. Many topics are given by the instructor and chances are they have read hundreds of papers dealing with the assigned topic. So try and find a creative new way to address the topic that makes it new and interesting and ca grab your instructor's attention.

Be honest at all times and with everything you put in every essay. The essay question may be about something you have done or ask for a very specific question to be answered. Don't be tempted to simply write an essay that says what you think your instructor wants to hear. Yes you should be creative and make the essay interesting but you must also be honest, especially in research papers. Most instructors would value an honest answer over lies and fabricated stories on personal focus essays, and lies and fabrications in research papers can lead to the paper receiving a failing grade. So always be honest in your writing.

Let someone look at it before you turn it in. The final step many students overlook during the writing process is to finish the final draft a few days before it is due. This is important because it can really help to have someone look over the paper before you turn it in. You have spend weeks possibly on the essay so you see it as you want to see it and as it is meant to be in your mind. Getting a fresh pair of eyes to look over the paper can help you see and fix errors you might otherwise miss.